Scrittura Magazine
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(pause) ANNA
This is all so fucking easy for you two to say, isn’t it? You’re never even here.
Sophie gasps as the remark hits to the core. DENNIS
I’ve got…There’s other responsibilities in my /life/
ANNA
/I’m always here. Feeding her, washing her, changing her.
DENNIS
And who’s paying for everything??
Anna rolls her eyes at his remark. SOPHIE
You know I want to help, really, but we have families of our own and, and it’s just not that easy to juggle–
ANNA
How convenient. You don’t want to deal with it but you’re expecting me to.
DENNIS
You wanted to do this. You moved right in. Free living.
ANNA
Yeah, cos that’s why I’m here. Great for my savings. Never cared about Mum, really!
SOPHIE
Maybe I could come round more, I’ll have to check but I think I could maybe–
ANNA
Oh yes, Soph. I’d love to see you deal with mum’s bloody phlegm everywhere. (pause) You two are never here. You don’t know what’s best.
A moment of silence passes as Dennis crosses his arms defiantly and Sophie is visibly struck with guilt. ANNA
We did it for Johnny.